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deregulation

[dee-reg-yuh-ley-shuhn] / diˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən /


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The pattern is older than this market, and we have lived through it before, in the savings-and-loan deregulation of the 1980s and again in the years leading up to 2008.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

But the deregulation they won did little to stanch the bleeding.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

He’s not unalterably opposed to deregulation, per se.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Productivity gains from artificial intelligence, deregulation, and capital investment, he has argued, could allow inflation to recede without an economic downturn, allowing for a quick succession of rate cuts.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Economic deregulation would help attract additional foreign capital and lower interest rates.

From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency



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